Graeme & Betty Horskins sent me this note which may be of interest to anyone intending to look for Carpentarian Grasswrens in the near future – it is bad news indeed, when the birds should be enjoying some sort of recovery in their numbers. John
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It’s not just the Coalition Against Duck Shooting that has objections to several new proposals for duck hunting in Victoria – the draft 2012 Wildlife (Game) Regulations. The RSPCA oppose them as does Environment Victoria, which is circulating a response, commenting on several important proposals, among them: *free duck shooting licences for 12-18 year olds … Read more
Thank you for confirmation that this route has stopped, it was never an easy one to book from UK when I visited last year, even Malaysian Airways know nothing despite their planes being used! They were just weekly charters I believe rather than scheduled flights. It is the UK Rutland Bird Fair this week … Read more
While guiding recently I spotted a group of birds in a tree – Masked, Long-tailed and Gouldian finches, and Peaceful Doves. A Peaceful Dove and male Gouldian were sitting very close together, preening each other. Bruce Richardson was able to take several photos of this occurrence. I’d never seen this behaviour before among wild birds … Read more